Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 134: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding a redundancy claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [10090/10]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of redundancy payment made from the SIF – rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I can confirm that my Department received a statutory lump sum claim for the individual concerned on 24 September, 2009 claiming inability to pay on behalf of the employer.

In this case, as in all cases where the employer claims inability to pay the employee(s) statutory redundancy, the Department requires the employer to provide sufficient proof to substantiate the claim. This includes providing the latest set of audited accounts for the company as well as certification from the company's Accountant or Solicitor attesting to the fact that the employer has insufficient assets to pay the redundancy entitlements. Providing this documentation is submitted and is in order, the Department pays the employee(s) directly from the Social Insurance Fund.

In this case, adequate supporting documentation from the employer was requested by my Department in November 2009 and was received on 26 February 2010. I understand that following receipt of the required information the claim is being processed and payment is expected to issue within the next two to three weeks.